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CHib
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Registered: ‎08-10-2025

Terrible providers

Nearly every week the light will go orange for over 12 hours each time and it’s not a new issue we have been experiencing this since we first joined Plusnet a couple years ago they fix it then next week the same thing happens again do not waste your money with these people they are unreliable 

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jab1
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Re: Terrible providers

@CHib I doubt we will see you again, but the above post is NOT helpful - no details other than the 'light goes orange' makes it impossible to offer constructive replies, and the claim that it has been happening 'every week for two years' is somewhat unbelievable.

John
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Re: Terrible providers

@CHib 

An orange light means that there is something wrong with the BT Openreach infrastructure between your home and BT's exchange - only after that point is your internet connection of service expressly belonging to Plusnet.

So you have had one call out to fix one specific point fault - what did you do thereafter?  How many times have you sought help?  It is not wise to always presume that there is just one fault on a line, especially a long one, possibly a rural over head one having lots of potentially iffy joints.  bad weather can markedly impact line performance - issues can be there one day, gone another and thereby hard to locate.

If your claim here were "I've had multiple call outs to fix my line and it is still unstable" then you might have a reasonable grumble - we though do not know that as you've said very little of substance.

Whatever, from what you have said, you will get exactly the same performance from any ISP using this BT Openreach provided line ... where you have not reported the issue each time it occurs and provided the opportunity for the ISP to deliver improvement via their engagement with BT Openreach who own the service.

Superusers are not staff, but they do have a direct line of communication into the business in order to raise issues, concerns and feedback from the community.

dronerg
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Re: Terrible providers

If this is the case then they are in breach of their contract with you and you will be able to leave without any penalties. Give them a deadline to sort it and if they don't just cancel the Direct Debit and leave.

jab1
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@dronerg Welcome to the forums - but please don't post uneducated information.

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dronerg
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IT is NOT uneducated it is the law under the Consumer Act 2015 if the service is not as specified then you have the option to leave!  

 

jab1
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Re: Terrible providers

As I currently have a very short fuse, @dronerg , I shall leave further comment to others, but you are not fully aware of the OP's situation - none of us are, hence @Townman 's  attempt to elicit further information.

John
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Re: Terrible providers

Sorry, but your statements are uneducated and very much not helpful.

The informed position on these matters is that a user MUST facilitate the opportunity for the ISP to remedy matters.  That means the user must advise the ISP that there is an issue and be available for engineer visits if required.  The right to leave without penalty only arises AFTER cooperation to remedy the issues and such attempts have been unsuccessful.

5.2. If, after following our instructions to improve your broadband speed, your speed is still regularly lower that the "Minimum Guaranteed Speed" we provided to you'll be entitled to end our agreement for the service without paying early termination charges if the fault can't be resolved within at least 30 days. However, we'll not refund you for your use of our service during the period between the date we got you up and running and you ending our agreement.

Neither you nor I know if the user has engaged properly in that process, because they have told only part of the story: "they fix it then next week the same thing happens" doe not indicate a disposition to engage and seek a remedy.

Regardless, in the situation described, leaving Plusnet is not going to change the user's experience as the problematic circuit provided by BT will be the same one used by another ISP, unless that ISP uses and can access an alt-net in the area.  Such you appear not to have consider.

Superusers are not staff, but they do have a direct line of communication into the business in order to raise issues, concerns and feedback from the community.

dronerg
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Re: Terrible providers

The law is the law.  You give them the chance to rectify it and if it isn't put right within a reasonable time frame you can leave.  I don't care about your short fuse, check out the LAW!

jab1
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@dronerg See the post #8.

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Moderator's note:
Posts relating to the answer already given in Post #8 removed as they add nothing to the topic

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mystreet1
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But as @jab1 stated in his first post, #2, the OP has not come back since posting yesterday.
Let this one be left alone
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